Marshall Township High notes on a busy spring season
A Streator area report highlights a successful school program with a lantern presentation, fund proceeds of 25 cents, and planned class field day. Athletes practice hammer, shot, pole vault, and discus as spring workouts rise. Principal and board members noted for their service. term ends this spring with two fields finishing.
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Har ‘Nish
Streator
Martha Greene
Genevieve Ralston
Mesdames Merrick Cox
John Weir
Board of Education
Marshall Township High School
Sam Scholfield
Rival Dentists Clash in Philadelphia Record
Two rival dentists in Philadelphia reportedly have strained relations. The exchange hints at ongoing professional competition and tension between the rivals as suggested by the Philadelphia Record.
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Muggins
Philadelphia Record
Quotable Lines on Friends and Fatherhood
A Baltimore American quotation contrasts politeness with parentage and mirrors on friendship. It notes a baby’s resemblance to his father and a skeptical take, then cites D. B. Hale on genuine friends as true success markers.
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Baltimore American
Local Social News from Marshall and Surrounding Areas
A roundup of visits and gatherings includes Merritt Arbuckle in Chicago, Rev. D. Te Black in Humboldt, and Dan LeGore visiting from Shafter Lake. Numerous social events feature Thimble Club at Joulet’s, Misses LeGore and Schwanecke trips, and Daughters of the Revolution entertainments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Te ‘Black
Humboldt
Dan LeGore
Charles. Joulet
American aviator survives twenty nine hours at sea in Adriatic
Doherty, an American hydroplane pilot, and an Italian crewman endure a northern Adriatic gale after their aircraft crashes. They bail with a drip pan, signal for help, and are rescued by a torpedo boat twenty miles from shore after a perilous night and day at sea. Doherty flies again in Paris and London seeking more adventures.
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Milan
Italy
Wiliam Ethrood Doherty
Adriatic
Albania
Doherty
Taranto
Italan
Eas Litle Efort
Substitutes
Paris
London
Electric shock in tub claims Toledo woman
In Toledo a 22 year old woman named Josephine Bellows was electrocuted when a portable electric light touched exposed wires while she read a magazine in a filling bathtub. Her husband was away in Buffalo at the time.
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Toledo
Josephine Bellows
Kiss for Auto Trade Verdict by Iowa Jury
In Davenport Iowa a jury found that a kiss was part of an auto trade dispute. Bertha Spangler claimed Thomas Brown offered a car in exchange, while Brown said the kiss came from a momentary gesture. The case hinged on whether the act constituted fair consideration and compensation.
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Davenport
Bertha Spangler
Thomas Brown
Spangice
Brewa
Local social notes and upcoming church meeting
A musicale was held at Johan Lindley's home Friday night and friends gathered at Mrs. Priscilla Mount's to celebrate her 74th birthday. Mrs. M. A. Winters visited West Union, and a surprise party marked Mrs. Will Decker's 54th birthday. A protracted meeting begins April 9 at the M BE church. Mrs. Mary Evans of Sage Oklahoma visits relatives. Notice of Final Settlement in the Otho Bahn estate sets May 1 for the county court discharge hearing in Clark county Illinois.
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Frank Robinson
Dulaney
Jayne Kerr
Robert Baird
Mission Study Club
Congregational Church
China
Mildred Ziegler
Johan Lindley
Priscilla Mount
M. A. Winters
West Union
Will Decker
M. BE
County Court
Clark County
Marshall
Illinois
Henry C. Bohn
Admr
Scholfield & Scholfield, Attys
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Delaval
Arbuckle Coffee
Millar's
Michigan
Ohio
Garden Seeds
Soc
Merritt’ Arbuckle
Chicago
Silas Wilkin
Crawford County
Margaret LeGore
Daytona Florida
Clara Schwanecke
Emma Bristol
W. E. Harnish
Harry Toman
Casey
Edith Lawhead
Kansas
Leo Ehrhardt
Huntingburg
Ind
Evangelical Association
Terre Haute
Robert Leslie
Danville
Ruth Smith
Florence Hixon
John Thompson
Claude B. Altemiller
Anna A. Lee
Wilfred Shaw
Thaddeus Batson
Lyman Booth
State University
Charles
Frank Ewing
Nelle Ewing
Howard Simon
Letha Scott
Charles Claypool
Faith Pritchard
W. JE. Doherty
Haly
Saratoga
Hulan Morton
The
Mrs
E. D. Morton
KISS
Kows
West York
State of
Otho Bahn
Nagatim
B. F. Johnson
Bubeck & Gallagher
Fred Wallis
Kohl Building
East Main Street
Wabash
Farmers
Mitchell
M. W. Porter
Edgar Summers
Martinsville, Ill
R. C. Rhode Island
John Casteel
R. C
Rhode Island
Chas
Thornsburg
Marshall, Ill
W. H. Ziegler
Dapple Grey
Sullins
Shaitartam
Charleston
Inds
Allison
Anna Lutz
Plymouth Rocks
W. E. Huffington
Zebra Green
Oakland, MI
Court House
Marshall Nl
Parson's Grocery
Mar
Sarah‘ Smith
Wale Or
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North
Michigan Ave
W. D. Engles
Black & Hutchinson
Early Rose
Early
Virginia Coblers
Marie Coblers
City Drug
Taubescck & Davison
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